Education grantmaking at the Rhode Island Foundation is focused on closing gaps in student outcomes. And while we’re privileged to invest in many schools and nonprofit organizations that advance this work across our state, few operate at the scale and effectiveness as the College Crusade of Rhode Island.

When it was launched in 2013, the Rhode Island Shellfish Management Plan faced tremendous challenges. There was no existing blueprint to foster the collaboration needed to solve problems through sound science and policy.

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Meeting need in the town squarePosted last yearWe are pleased to share that we will be investing more than $350,000 in three proven programs that are already making a difference in the lives of those in need downtown.

The MacColl Johnson Fellowships: Celebrating Ten YearsPosted 3 years agoWith the rapidly approaching announcement of the winners of this year’s MacColl Johnson Fellowships – now in its 10th year - we talk with six of the 27 composers, writers and visual artists who have been awarded the fellowships over the past decade. Hear what they have to say about its impact on their work and careers.